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Kushiro, Mashu & Nemuro model course, 1 night / 2 days
A 2-day loop of Kushiro, Mashu & Nemuro highlights starting from Kushiro Airport: Kushiro Municipal Zoo, Kushiro Wetlands, Washo Market, Fishermans Wharf MOO, Nusamai Bridge, Hosooka Observatory and more, with example hotels and estimated drive times.
- 🚗 Depart Kushiro Airport 09:00🚗 Drive about 10 min
- 1Kushiro Municipal Zoo釧路市 · 🛶 Activities · stay ~90 min · 🕘 09:10–10:40One of Hokkaido's largest zoos, home to red-crowned cranes, Amur tigers and Blakiston's fish owls.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 13 min
- 2Kushiro Wetlands釧路市 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~90 min · 🕘 10:53–12:23Japan's largest wetland, a Ramsar Convention site.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 12 min
- 🍴 Sakebanya釧路市 · 🍴 Lunch spots · stay ~60 min · 🕘 12:35–13:35A fishery-run seafood robata where you grill your own catch, famed for bowls heaped with salmon roe and salmon.🚗 Drive about 3 min
- 3Washo Market釧路市 · 🐟 Food & markets · stay ~45 min · 🕘 13:38–14:23A long-established market famed for the build-your-own 'katte-don' seafood rice bowl.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 2 min
- 4Fishermans Wharf MOO釧路市 · 🐟 Food & markets · stay ~60 min · 🕘 14:25–15:25A market and gourmet complex along the Kushiro River.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 0 min
- 5Nusamai Bridge釧路市 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~20 min · 🕘 15:25–15:45A bridge with a view of one of the world's three great sunsets.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 24 min
- 6Hosooka Observatory釧路町 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~30 min · 🕘 16:09–16:39A popular lookout, also famed for sunsets, over the sharply meandering Kushiro River and the endless wetland.🗓 通年
- 🏨 釧路湿原 とうろの宿 example hotel · 16:51 arr.北海道川上郡標茶町塘路83-8
- 🚗 Depart 釧路湿原 とうろの宿 08:30🚗 Drive about 7 min
- 7Kushiro Wetland Canoe標茶町 · 🛶 Activities · stay ~150 min · 🕘 08:37–11:07A popular canoe trip down the Kushiro River from Lake Toro to Hosooka, taking in the wetland from the water.🗓 4月-11月🚗 Drive about 30 min
- 8Onnenai Visitor Center鶴居村 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~60 min · 🕘 11:37–12:37A free visitor center on the west side of the Kushiro Wetland, with boardwalks to view marsh plants and birds up close (approx. location).🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 24 min
- 🍴 Kushiro Ramen Maruhira釧路市 · 🍴 Lunch spots · stay ~50 min · 🕘 13:01–13:51A long-established Kushiro ramen shop with thin wavy noodles in a light seafood-soy broth, a local favorite for years.🚗 Drive about 1h 9min
- 9Akkeshi Gourmet Park Conchiglie厚岸町 · 🐟 Food & markets · stay ~60 min · 🕘 15:00–16:00A popular roadside station where you can charcoal-grill Akkeshi's specialty oysters on the spot, with fresh seafood the draw.🗓 通年
- 🏁 Arrive Kushiro Airport 17:32
How this course works
The route leaves Kushiro Airport at 9:00, visits each sight for a typical stay time and reaches the hotel by 18:00. Drive times are estimates; roads in Eastern Hokkaido are long and quiet, so keep a comfortable margin.
Hotels are examples near the last stop of each day, from Rakuten Travel listings. If your hotel is booked, enter its name when creating a plan; you can also change the start/end point (airports or your current location) and departure time.
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